3 Rounds and a Sound is the debut CD from the Portland, Oregon indie band Blind Pilot.

The expression is actually a traditional Chinese phrase, which I thought was apt because of the importance of the bicycle in China.

You need to have all of these essential needs met in order to get married.This piece of information possibly come about from Bicycling magazine:[6]The bike is so ingrained in Chinese culture that it remains part of an important tradition known as san zhuan yi xiang, or "three rounds and a sound."

The term refers to the four items a husband traditionally supplied to his bride: The "rounds" are the face of a watch, the spindle of a sewing machine and the wheels of a bicycle, and the "sound" represents a transistor radio.

[citation needed] Although the objects referenced are updated in different era, the original reference, as used by Blind Pilot, are: